tourist court

noun

Synonyms of tourist courtnext
: motel

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Other than a rebranding from Goodnight Court to Classic Inn, little has changed over the past eight decades at the tourist court. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026 No longer a tourist court, the building was reconfigured into a private home. Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025 By the 1930s and ‘40’s, cottage courts (also known as tourist courts) emerged as a classier alternative to dingy cabin camps. Andrew Wood, Smithsonian, 30 June 2017

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First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tourist court was in 1937

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“Tourist court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourist%20court. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.

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